"Israel is pounding Gaza City with some of the heaviest strikes in two years of war in its bid to force residents to make a perilous and costly journey towards the overcrowded south. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson, warned Gaza City's beleaguered population on Friday that it would be deploying unprecedented force, telling them to take this opportunity and join the hundreds of thousands moving south on al-Rashid coastal road now the only permitted escape route."
"This current military operation is completely destroying entire blocks, and there are still families who are trapped under the debris of the targeted houses, particularly in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, said Abu Azzoum, reporting from Nuseirat in central Gaza. While a growing number of Palestinians may now want to leave, despite their earlier resistance, many are unable to afford the cost of renting a vehicle to take household items and furniture to the overcrowded al-Mawasi area in southern Gaza."
"Nivin Ahmed, 50, fled south from Gaza City to the central city of Deir el-Balah on Thursday, walking with seven family members. We walked more than 15km [9 miles], we were crawling from exhaustion, she told the news agency AFP. My youngest son cried from fatigue. We took turns dragging a small cart with some of our belongings. The Israeli military said about 480,000 Palestinians had fled Gaza City since late August, while Gaza's civil"
Forty-three people were killed across Gaza since dawn while the death toll from a man-made famine rose to 441. Israel intensified strikes on Gaza City, using unprecedented force to push residents toward the overcrowded south via the al-Rashid coastal road, now the only permitted route. Entire blocks are being destroyed and families remain trapped under debris, notably in Tal al-Hawa. Many Palestinians cannot afford transport to southern safe zones such as al-Mawasi, so hundreds are travelling on foot. An estimated 480,000 Palestinians have fled Gaza City since late August, increasing displacement pressures.
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